< 1 minute read Like salt and pepper chicken wings from a tried and tested Chinese takeaway, today’s play was hugely enjoyable and entirely predictable – although it was far less likely to result in heart problems later in life. Mad swing from Jimmy Anderson early on, promising starts from a couple of Windies
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Brian Lara’s backlift
< 1 minute read They were talking about similarities between Darren Bravo and Brian Lara on Sky this morning. (They’ve a lot of time to fill. They can’t always keep you guessing.) We were quite glad they did this however, because we got to see Brian Lara’s backlift. We’re not one of those people
Continue readingCarlisle Best is Tino Best’s uncle
< 1 minute read We’re not quite sure why we never put two and two together before, but it turns out that Tino Best is Carlisle Best’s nephew. Now, why is this significant? Well, there’s a good chance you know about Tino Best. We have a regular feature in the Twitter round-up we do
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< 1 minute read It’s easy to characterise Chris Gayle as a man who’d rather play Twenty20 for money than international cricket for less money. However, recent jumping has taken him through a number of hoops in order that he is now, once again, able to play for the West Indies. Essentially, the West
Continue readingA tribute to Shivnarine Chanderpaul
< 1 minute read Shiv has just hit his 10,000th run and Cricinfo wanted someone to pay tribute to him. Being as we named him not just Lord Megachief of Gold, but Grand Lord Megachief of Gold, we were well-placed to pass comment. For some reason, our idea of a tribute is to describe
Continue readingThe fecklessnesslessness of the West Indies
2 minute read No, it’s not a typo. We were just thinking of how this current West Indies side operates and how it’s completely different to the feckless outfits of recent years. We’re struck by their fecklessnesslessness. They’re still not winning much But they’re not winning in a far more impressive way. They
Continue readingWest Indies crack as the gradient steepens
2 minute read Test cricket is famously hard. Some can’t quite comprehend what that means, thinking a reverse-swinging 90mph yorker is the same no matter what the format. It’s not all about the details though. Sometimes it’s the sheer relentlessness. Test cricket is like cycling uphill. It’s possible to cope with a small
Continue readingShivnarine Chanderpaul is still gloriously risk averse
< 1 minute read Australia celebrated when they dismissed the West Indies’ Kraigg Brathwaite for 57 off 199 balls. As an achievement, it was like flouncing over a stile before tackling the mountain. Shivnarine Chanderpaul promptly walked to the crease and only departed when Darren Sammy declared. Shiv simply cannot be bothered being dismissed.
Continue readingA half-arsed history of the Stanford Super Series
< 1 minute read Allen Stanford’s been found guilty of greed of the highest order so we thought we’d provide a few links to our coverage of his shitty cricket event from 2008. How we didn’t give a toss One reason why we didn’t give a toss A way we could have been made
Continue readingChris Gayle to play Twenty20 for someone
< 1 minute read In a not-entirely-surprising move, Chris Gayle has signed to play for Somerset in next season’s Twenty20 Cup. Gayle’s ‘people’ released a statement quoting him as saying: “I’m delighted to be heading to [insert name of cricket team]. Hopefully I can make a key contribution to their T20 campaign this year.”
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